THE NATIONAL FOOD

SECURITY MISSION

Dr.N.B.Singh
Agriculture Commissioner
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
Government of India
 Trends of Area, Production and Yield of Foodgrains
( 3 years moving averages)
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Yield Kg/ha 1000
Million Tns. / Million Ha

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Kg / Ha
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1982-83

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1996-97
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2002-03
1972-73
1974-75

1984-85
1986-87

1990-91

1994-95

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Production mln. tns

Area mln.ha

2005-06
 Projected Requirement of Foodgrains

300 1400

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MILLION TONNES

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150 400
2001-02 2006-07 2011-12 2016-17
Production Requirement Population
 NEED FOOD SECURITY MISSIOIN ?

 The growth in food grain production has stagnated during

recent past while the consumption need of the growing
population is increasing.

 To meet the growing foodgrain demand, National Development

Council in its 53rd meeting adopted a resolution to enhance the
production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, 8 and 2 million tons
respectively by 2011.

 The proposed Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘National Food

Security Mission (NFSM) is to operationalize the resolution of
NDC and enhance the production of rice, wheat and pulses.
 KEY FEATURES OF NFSM

• The scheme to be implemented in a mission mode

through a farmer centric approach

• All the Stakeholders to be actively associated at the

District levels for achieving the set goal.

• The scheme aims to target the select districts by making

available the improved technologies to the farmers
through a series of planned interventions.

• A close monitoring mechanism proposed to ensure that

interventions reach to the targeted beneficiaries.
 OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION
 Increasing production of rice, wheat and pulses
through area expansion and productivity
enhancement in a sustainable manner;

 Restoring soil fertility and productivity at

individual farm level;

 Enhancing farm level economy (i.e. farm profits)

to restore confidence of farmers of targeted
districts
 STRATEGY

1.Expansion of area of Pulses and Wheat, No expansion of

area in rice
2.Bridging the yield gap between the potential and the
present level of productivity through
Acceleration of seed production
Integrated Nutrient Management and Integrated Pest
Management
Promotion of new production technologies like hybrid rice, timely
planting of wheat and promotion of new improved variety of
Pulses
Supply of input ensuring their timely availability
Farmers Training and Visits
 STRUCTURE OF MISSION

General Council

National Food Security Mission

Executive Committee
State Food Security
State Food Security Mission Mission (autonomous
Executive Committee agency)

District Food Security Mission District Food Security

Executive Committee Mission (autonomous
agency)
 COMPONENTS OF NFSM - RICE
 Demonstration of improved technology including hybrid
and System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
 Incentive for quality seeds of HYVs/hybrids
 Popularization of new varieties through seed mini kits
 Promotion of micro nutrients, lime and gypsum
 Promotion of mechanical weeders and other farm
implements
 Integrated pest management
 Extension, training and mass media campaign
 Awards for best performing district in each State.
 Assistance for innovative interventions at local level
 COMPONENTS OF NFSM - WHEAT

 Demonstration of improved Technology

 Incentive for quality seeds of HYVs to raise the SRR
 Promotion of micronutrient use in deficient areas
 Incentive for promotion of application of Gypsum
 Popularization of Zero till Machines and rotavator
 Providing subsidy on diesel pumpsets and community
generators for irrigation
 Extension, training and mass media campaign awards for
best performing districts
 Assistance for innovative interventions at local level
 COMPONENTS OF NFSM – PULSES
 Increasing seed replacement rate to 25% from present
level of 7-8%
 Promotion of improved production technologies
 Integrated Nutrient Management (INM)
 Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
 Promotion of micronutrients/gypsum/bio-fertilizers
 Promotion of sprinkler irrigation
 Pilot Project on tackling the menace of blue bull
 Extension, training and mass media campaign
 Awards for best performing districts
 Pilot project on demonstration ICRISAT Technologies.
 FLOW OF FUND
 Funds for the Mission’s programmes to be directly released to
the State Food Security Mission (SFSM) agency after approval
by the National Executive Committee.

 State Mission agency would ensure implementation of the

programmes, in a time-bound manner and would make available
funds to the District level implementing agency in accordance
with their approved programmes.

 Funds would be released in installments based on progress

reports and furnishing of utilization certificates
 MONITORING MECHANISM
 The NFSM will be monitored by National, State and
District Executive Committees
 The Project Management Team would be constituted at
District, State and national level to assist in the monitoring
and implementation of the programme.
 Mission Director at National and State level will be assisted
by Project Management Team in implementation and
monitoring.
 The Department of Economics and Statistics to be involved
in data collection for monitoring and impact evaluation.
A paradigm shift to focus states / districts
with higher yield potential and large yield
gaps
National Food Security Mission-Rice
Districts Covering more than 50,000 ha area under rice
The productivity is less than the State average productivity.

National Food Security Mission-Wheat

Districts with sizeable area under wheat
Districts having irrigation to a great extent
The productivity is less than national/state average.

National Food Security Mission- Pulses

The districts selected based on potential for area expansion through inter-
cropping / fallow land.
 FINANCIAL OUTLAYS

During the Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) a fund

requirement of Rs. 4882.48 crores is estimated.

Year Rice Wheat Pulses Total

2007-08 70.81 234.55 96.91 402.27
2008-09 348.09 682.74 285.93 1316.76
2009-10 366.29 290.75 287.18 944.22
2010-11 428.29 341.54 286.43 1056.26
2011-12 508.79 370.75 283.43 1162.97
Total 1722.27 1920.33 1239.88 4882.48
 District Level Action Plans
* The annual action plan to be prepared by District Food Security
Mission Executive Committee (DFSMEC) headed by Collector
* A baseline survey to be conducted by District agency to record
current levels of production.
* The annual action plan for the district to be based on potential
and available technology.
* State level action plan to be prepared based on district level
action plan.
* DFSMEC to identify new initiative other than approved interventions
as per needs and requirement of agroclimatic conditions
* For selection of beneficiaries Panchayat Raj institutions to be
associated at village level
 AREA OF OPERATION
NFSM – Rice: Total States:12
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Total identified districts: 133

NFSM – Wheat: Total States: 9

Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashta, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Total identified districts: 138

NFSM – Pulses:Total States:14

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
and West Bengal
Total identified districts:168

Total States under NFSM: 16

Total identified districts under NFSM: 305
 Evaluation
 Concurrent evaluation will be done every year. The
State Department of Economics and Statistics to be
responsible for conducting this evaluation

 In the 3rd year, a mid-term evaluation at the National

Level will be undertaken through an independent
agency

 An Impact Evaluation Study at the National Level will

also be undertaken through an independent agency
after the 5th year of implementation

 Information communication technology will be used

for monitoring and evaluation of the Mission.
 Training of Farmers
 Location and the list of beneficiaries for Farmers’ Field
School to be approved by DSFMEC.

 There will be a season long training of the farmers in

their fields for a single day in a week.

 Demonstration plots/fields of the programme will be used

as training points in FFS.

 There will be one FFS for every 1000 ha of area. Two

Facilitators from SAUs / Government of India and ICAR
Institutes, will run each FFS.

 The number of farmers will be limited to 30 only for each

FFS.
 TECHNOLOGY FOR ADOPTION
1. Wheat
→ Timely planting - State Campaign
→ Planting through zero till seed drill / normal seed
drill
→ Seed treatment before sowing
→ Balanced use of fertilizer
→ Efficient use of irrigation water through sprinklers
and light irrigation
→ Frequent irrigation in case of abrupt rise in
temperatures
→ Replacement of most popular wheat variety PBW 343
with PBW 502, DWR 17, HD 2687, PW D-550 (Punjab)
2.Pulses
 Increase area under pulses either pure crop or intercrop
 Campaign for timely planting
 Seed treatment for better plant stand
 Rice fallow to be targeted for area expansion of pulses
Increase area under inter cropping with sugarcane in UP,
Mustard in Rajasthan and Wheat in Madhya Pradesh,
Bihar and Eastern U.P.
 Apply micro nutrients with NPK in deficient soils
 At least one light irrigation specially in MP, Rajasthan,
Gujarat, Maharashtra and A.P to Gram
 PREPAREDNESS FOR RABI : 2007

• 2.6 lakh wheat minikits are ready for dispatch. States

need to indicate designated places for delivery
• Availability of quality seed to be ensured by State in
identified districts
• Availability of micro nutrients like zink, boron etc. to be
ensured for deficient soils
• A massive campaign to be planned for timely sowing and
seed treatment through print media / radio / T.V.
Pattern of assistance for components of NFSM-Rice
S.No Components Pattern of assistance
1 Demonstration of improved Rs. 2,500 per Demonstratoin
package of practices
2 System of Rice Intensification Rs.3,000 per Demonstration

3 Hybrid rice technology Rs.3,000 per Demonstration

4 Hybrid rice seed

(a) Assistance for production ofRs. 1,000 per qtl or 50% of the cost
hybrid rice seed
(b) Assistance for distribution ofRs. 2,000 per qtl or 50% of the cost
hybrid rice seed
5 Assistance for distribution of HYVsAssistance @ Rs. 5 per kg or 50%
Seed of the cost
6 Seed Mini kits of High yieldingFull cost of the seed
varieties
 Contd..
7 Incentive for micro nutrients (inAssistance @ Rs. 500 per ha or 50% of
deficient soils) the cost
8 Incentive for liming in acid soils Assistance @ Rs. 500 per ha or 50% of
the cost

9 Incentive for cono weeder and otherAssistance @ Rs. 3,000 per farmer or
farm implements 50% of the cost

10 Assistance for plant protectionAssistance @ Rs. 500 per ha or 50% of

chemicals and bio-pesticides the cost

11 Farmers’ Training
(a) At FSS pattern Rs. 17,000 per training (Full cost)

12 Awards for best performing District Rs. 5.0 lakh per year (Full cost)
 contd…

S.No Components Pattern of assistance

13 Incentive for video conferencing, massRs. 25 crore during first year and Rs.
media campaign and publicity of the50 crore/year in remaining period
National Food Security Mission

14 Miscellaneous Expenditure Full cost

(a) Project Management Team andRs. 6.36 lakh per district per year
other miscellaneous expenses at district
level

(b) Project Management Team andRs. 13.87 lakh per State per year
other miscellaneous expenses at State
level

(c) Miscellaneous expenses at NationalRs. 84.56 lakh per year

level
 Pattern of assistance for components of
NFSM-Wheat
S. No. Components Pattern of assistance

1 Demonstration of improvedRs. 2,000 per demonstration

package

2 Assistance on quality seed Rs. 5 per kg or 50% of the cost

3. Distribution of Seed Minikit Full cost of the seed

4 Incentive for microRs.500 per ha or 50% of the cost

nutrients
5 Incentives for Rs. 500 per ha or 50% of the cost
Gypsum (Salt affected soils)
S. No. Components Pattern of assistance

6 Zero till Seed drill 50% of the cost or Rs. 15000 per
machine, whichever is less

7. Rotavators 50% of the cost or Rs. 30000 per

machine, whichever is less

8 Pilot project on community Rs. 5.0 crores (full cost)

generators for irrigation in
shallow water table areas

9 Incentive for diesel 50% of the cost or Rs. 10000 per

pumpsets pumpsets per farmer, whichever is
less
10 Farmers Training on FFS Rs. 17000 per training
pattern
11 International Exposure visitRs1.0 crore per year for initial two
of technical staff years
 contd…
S.No Components Pattern of assistance
12 Awards for best performing districts Rs. 5.0 lakh per year (Full cost)

13 Assistance for local initiatives Rs 2.0 crore per district during XI

Plan period for those districts which
have two or more components of
NFSM and Rs. 1.0 crore per district
during XI Plan period to those
districts which have only one
component of NFSM

14 Miscellaneous expenses Full cost

(a) Project Management Team andRs. 6.38 lakh per district per year
other miscellaneous expenses at
district level
(b) Project Management Team andRs. 13.87 lakh per State per year
other miscellaneous expenses at State
level

(c) Miscellaneous expenses atRs. 84.56 lakh per year

National level
 Pattern of assistance for components of NFSM-Pulses
Sl No. Components Pattern of assistance
1 Seed
Production of Breeder seed of pulses Lump sum grant of Rs 2.0 crores/year on
project basis.
Purchase of Breeder seed of pulses fromFull cost as per uniform rates fixed by
ICAR Seeds Division, DAC, Ministry of
Agriculture
Production of Foundation and CertifiedRs 1000/qtl
seeds of pulses
Distribution assistance on certified seeds 50% of the cost or Rs 1200/qtl,
whichever is less.
Strengthening of state seed certification Rs 25.00 lakhs /state/annum
agency
2 Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) 50% of the cost or Rs 1250/ha,
whichever is less.
3 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 50% of the cost or Rs 750/ha, whichever
is less.
4 Distribution of sprinkler sets 50% of the cost or Rs 7500/ha,
whichever is less.
 Contd.

Sl No. Components Pattern of assistance

5a Extension, Training and Mass media campaignFull cost
including best awards to best performing(Lump sum grant of Rs 50
districts lakhs/state/year for Extension,
Training and Mass media
campaign; Rs 1 lakhs/training for
50 farmers)

5b Strengthening of infrastructure of IndianRs 5.00 crore for IIPR

Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur for
Breeder seed production

6 Pilot project/projects on tackling the menaceFunding on project basis

of blue bull (Neel Gai)
7 Demonstration of technologies and practicesFunding on project basis
developed by ICRISAT to enhance
productivity and production of pulses
8 Miscellaneous expenses relating to Project Full cost limited to Rs. 5.0
Management Team including contractual lakh per district per year
services, POL, contingency and other expenses
at district level
Thank you
 NFSM – Interventions
Pest Management
Local Initiatives 8%
9%
Mechanization
6%
Publicity
5% On farm water management
Soil Amendments 5%
25%
Other
Miscellaneous
11%
3%
Demonstrations on farmers'
fields
2%
Training
1%
Seeds
36%
 Seed Component
Production Subsidy
10%

Breeder Seeds Seed Minikits

3% 2%

Other
3%

Distribution Subsidy Seed Certification

84% 1%
 NFSM Amounts at three levels
2000

1800

1600

1400
Rupees in Crores

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0
Pulses Rice Wheat
Mission Crops
Major Activities under NFSM
Micro nutrients
340
Sprinklers
133
District level projects
421 Liming
Conoweeders
90
50
Gypsum
Production Subsidy
80
45
INM
Publicity
481
200
Other
583.6

IPM
288.6

Distribution Subsidy
1357
The Status of Production and Productivity of Rice and Wheat the
two important cereals from 1995-96 to 2006-07

Year Rice Wheat

A (m ha) P (m t ) Y (t / ha) A (m ha) P ( m t) Y ( t/ ha)

1996-97 43.43 81.74 1.88 25.89 69.35 2.67

1998-99 44.80 86.08 1.92 27.52 71.29 2.59
2000-2001 44.71 84.98 1.90 25.73 69.68 2.70
2002-03 41.18 71.82 1.74 25.20 65.76 2.61
2004-05 41.91 83.13 1.98 26.38 68.64 2.60
2006-07* 43.62 92.76 2.12 28.04 74.89 2.67
The Status of Production and Productivity of Pulses and Total Foodgrains
from 1995-96 to 2006-07

Year Pulses Total Foodgrains

A (mha) P (m t) Y (t ha) A (m ha) P (m ha) Y (t /ha)
1996-97 22.45 14.24 0.63 123.58 199.44 1.61
1998-99 23.50 14.91 0.63 125.17 203.61 1.62
2000-2001 20.35 11.08 0.54 121.05 196.81 1.62
2002-03 20.50 11.13 0.54 113.86 174.77 1.53
2004-05 22.76 13.13 0.57 120.00 198.36 1.65
2006-07* 23.11 14.23 0.61 123.47 216.13 1.75
 Productivity trends in major wheat growing States in different States
State Productivity (Quintal per hectare )
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-6 2006-7
Bihar 21.4 20.6 18.9 17.7 16.0 16.2
Haryana 41.0 41.0 40.5 39.3 39.0 38.4
M.P. 14.7 16.2 14.5 18.0 17.3 16.1
Punjab 45.6 45.3 42.0 42.0 42.2 41.8
Rajasthan 24.0 27.9 27.0 27.9 28.3 27.6
U.P 27.2 27.5 25.9 27.9 25.0 26.2
Maharashtra 12.5 13.8 12.9 11.7 13.4 13.90
West Bengal 24.8 22.1 21.8 23.1 21.0 21.1
Karnataka 9.1 7.6 5.9 4.1 7.4 8.6
Gujarat 22.6 24.3 19.6 26.8 24.8 27.0
All India 27.0 27.6 26.1 27.1 26.0 26.2
 Causes for Low Productivity of Wheat

 Delayed sowing in rice-wheat and in

cotton-wheat system
 Low Seed Replacement Rate (SRR)
 Low and imbalanced use of fertilizers /
nutrients
 Deficiency of micro and secondary nutrients
 Soil degradation and loss of fertility &
Deceleration of factor productivity
 Poor efficiency of irrigation water
 Temperature rise during grain formation
period
 Delayed sowing results in Yield Decline

Time of sowing and yield t / ha Loss kg/ ha /day

Normal 15 Late Mid Very late

Nov. Dec. Late Dec. Late Very late
North East ( East 3.8 3.1 2.4 33.4 49.9
UP, Bihar, WB)

Northwest 4.5 3.6 2.8 32.1 49.6

(Punjab, Haryana,
West UP. )
Central 4.3 3.7 2.6 34.6 52.8
(M.P., Raj. Guj.)
Southern States 3.5 3.1 2.5 27.1 36.3
(Karnataka, Mah.)

Based on multilocation long term (10 Years) trials of ICAR (DWR Bul. 2004)
 Response of *N2 application on Wheat
Productivity
Agro-climatic zones Productivity t / ha
N2120 kg/ha N2150 kg / ha

Northwest Plains 5.34 5.64

(Punjab, Haryana, Western
UP)
Northeast Plains 3.73 4.10
(East UP, Bihar, W.B)
Central Plains 4.40 4.70
(M.P., Gujarat)
* Accordingly ratio of Phosphorous and Potash to be added

Based on multilocation / year data recorded by ICAR (DWR Bul. 2006)

Lessons learnt about N2 Response in Wheat

* After 1990’s N2 application of 150kg / ha has

recorded highest yield in entire wheat areas.

* 50 % N2 Basal + 50% at the time of first irrigation

has given best results

* More than two splits of N2 is usually beneficial

after application of 50% basal dose

* Under Zero tillage also 150 kg N2/ha has

recorded highest yield
 Region wise Recommended varieties of Wheat
ZONES RECOMMENDED VARIETIES

Northern Irrigated timely sown : VL 738, VL 804, HS 240

Hill Zone Rainfed timely sown: VL 738, VL 804, HS 240
Rainfed late sown: HS 295, HS 420,
Rainfed early sown: VL 616, HS-277, VL-829,
North Irrigated timely sown: PBW 502, PBW 343, HD 2687, WH 542, UP
Western 2338, RAJ 3077 – PDW 233*, PDW 291*, WH-896*
Plain Zone Irrigated late sown: PBW 373 UP-2338 UP-2425, RAJ 3765
Rainfed : PBW 299, PBW 396, PBW 175, C-306, Salt affected soils,
KRL 1-4, KRL 19
North- Irrigated timely sown : HD 2824, HD 2733, PBW-343, PBW 443, HUW
eastern plain 468, NW-1012, K-8804
zone Irrigated late sown : NW 2036, DBW-14, HW-2045, HP-1744, HP-
1633, HD-2643
Rainfed Timely sown : K-8962, K9465, K-8027, C-306
Salt affected soils : KRL 1-4, KRL 19

*Durum Contd…
 Contd….
ZONES RECOMMENDED VARIETIES
Central Zone Irrigated timely sown : GW 322, GW 273, DL-803-3, GW-
190, LOK1 HI 8498*, HI-8381* RAJ 1555*
Irrigated late sown HD 2864, DL 788-2, MP-4010, GW 173
Limited Irrigation : HI – 8627*
Rainfed - HD 4672*- HI 8627*, HI 1500, HW 2004, JWS
17, Sujatha, C-306
Salt affected Soils : KRL 1-4, KRL 19,

Peninsular Irrigated Timely Zone – RAJ – 4037, GW-322- DWR-162,

Zone MACS 2496, HD-2189, MACS-2846*, DDK 1009*.
Irrigated late sown : DWR 195, NIAW 34 HUW-510
Rainfed timely sown : HD-2781 K-9644 MACS 1967
Salt affected soils : KRL – 19, KRL -1-4
Southern Hill Bread wheat : HW-2044, HW 1085
Zone Dicoccum: DDK-1001, DDK 1009

*Durum
 Lay out of Demonstration
Demonstration of improved package of practices to be
conducted at farmers’ fields

One demonstration on 0.4 ha for every 100 ha area of rice

and 50 ha area of wheat will be conducted.

These demonstrations to be collaboratively conducted

by the State Department of Agriculture, SAUs, ICAR
institutes and KVKs and reputed NGOs.

The selection of site should be decided by DFSMEC in

consultation with SAU / KVK

Only high yielding varieties/hybrids, which are not older

than 5 years will be used for demonstration.

The seed of such varieties will be supplied by

SFCI/NSC/State Seeds Corporations/SAUs/ etc.

The seeds and other critical inputs will be supplied to

farmers well in time.
 Assistance for purchase of pump sets in Wheat

 An assistance of 50% of the cost of the pump sets or

Rs.10,000/ per pump set of 5 H.P. per farmer, which ever is
less, would be provided under the programme. These pumps
must be as prescribed under IS 10804(1994) standard.

 The pump sets may be diesel or electric operated.

 The assistance for pump sets will be available in the States of

Bihar, eastern U.P., Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal,
especially in the areas where groundwater table is not in
darkor brown category.

 A district level committee will be constituted under the

chairmanship of District Collector/CEO Zilla Parishad, which will
identify the beneficiaries.

 For energization of agricultural pump sets, this component will

be integrated with the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran
Yojana.
 Assistance Sprinkler Sets for Pulses
* It is envisaged to increase irrigation area under pulses
from the existing 16% to 21% in the NFSM-Pulses
implementing districts during XIth plan period.

* The states will compile the district-wise details of sprinkler

sets distributed during Xth plan under all schemes. This
will help in fixing the bench-marks for monitoring of this
component on a yearly basis.

* DSFMEC would approve the list of beneficiaries prepared

by the District Agriculture Officer in consultation with the
Zilla Parishad.

* Only those beneficiaries will be selected who have not

availed of any similar benefit under with any other scheme
being implemented in the district.